to be free to do sth
(=at liberty)
[person]être libre de faire qch→ Women should be free to dress as they please.→ We are free to regard such a view as mistaken ...to feel free to do sth
(=feel at liberty)ne pas se gêner pour faire qch→ If you have any questions, please feel free to ask mefeel free
(=don't hesitate)je vous en prie, je t'en prie→ Go right ahead. Feel free

free of sth, free from sth
(=without)sans qch→ clean air free from fumes→ a future free of fearto be free of sth, to be free from sthêtre sans qch→ The area will be free of pollution by the year 2008.→ I was free of my previous paranoia ...

(=liberal)généreux(-euse), large

vt

[+prisoner]libérer→ They were freed by their kidnappers unharmed.

[+country]libérer→ They wanted to see the colonies freed.

[+trapped person]dégager→ Firemen tried to free the injured.[+something blocked]débloquer→ He used a screwdriver to free the lock.

(from restrictions, burden)
libérer→ His contract will run out shortly, freeing him to pursue his own projects.to free sb of sth, to free sb from sthlibérer qn de qch→ It will free us of a whole lot of debt

hassle-freeadj
[experience, holiday, journey]peinard(e)*→ Travelling by coach is the hassle-free way of discovering cities from Vienna to Vancouver, Moscow to Rome.→ a hassle-free vacation at an all-inclusive resort